<VV> A reason to worry?

[Chuck McKinley]

Mike,
    Actually, I did indeed jack up just a corner (front corner then a back corner), not the whole front or rear end. As noted in my previous email, I'm too cheap to look for replacements parts for the door latch mechanisms, since a good slam seems to do the trick. Down here in the moors of SE Virginia there aren't any junkyard Corvairs to scavenge from - I cannibalized the last one in the area 15 years ago and that junkyard doesn't even exist any longer.

Cheers,
Chuck
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael Kovacs 
  To: Chuck McKinley 
  Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 6:59 PM
  Subject: Re: <VV> A reason to worry?


  OK, so get some used striker plates or other latch parts. I meant to jack up one corner (twist the body a bit). I always thought the early coupes had a really stiff body.
   
  MIKE KOVACS





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  From: Chuck McKinley <cmckinley313 at verizon.net>
  To: Michael Kovacs <kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net>; Mark Durham <62vair at gmail.com>
  Cc: Chuck McKinley <cmckinley313 at verizon.net>; VV <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
  Sent: Thu, January 3, 2013 2:35:23 PM
  Subject: Re: <VV> A reason to worry?


  OK, I tried this test, jacking up both the front and back ends of the car (one at a time), and didn't see any pinch at all anywhere around the door frame. I might add that the pawl plates (not sure that's really what they're called) on the doors that engage the latching mechanism are pretty worn, to the point of being deformed, and it might be that they're simply not getting properly engaged unless I slam the door. I might try lubing them a little (once every 20 years, whether they need it or not!) and see if that makes any difference.

  Cheers,
  Chuck

  PS Mark, as far as replacing the floor panels properly, as you suggest, great idea, but I've decided I'm not spending any more serious money on this car. It's either going to be driven as is until it rots, or retired and parted out if I decide it's not safe to put on the road. I've got five cars and a motorcycle, so one less car won't make any significant difference to my mobility. 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Mark Durham